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The theme
for Psalm 89 should be the steadfastness of the Lord. This psalm is about praising God for His
promise. God will uphold His
people. God will love them. God will cause them to prosper. He will strengthen us. He will embolden us and not cause our enemies
to triumph over us.
There’s
something more in this psalm about God’s promise that I find even more amazing. The truth is that even when God’s people
rebel against Him, God does not remove His love. His love is always present. Even in the midst of our rebellion, God is
always standing at the door, waiting for us to repent, so that we can share in
God’s love once again.
He does not
remove His love from us; we turn our back on His love. He does not break His promise; we reject His
promise! He does not lead us in turmoil;
we suffer the consequences of our own rebellion against Him.
This is
truly why God deserves to be praised.
Human beings are prone to walking away from relationships that go
sour. We hold grudges. Not so with God. God loves His creation. Even when we ignore Him and intentionally go
against His ways, His operating position is a position of love as He waits for
us to return to Him.
Psalm 90
opens the fourth subset of psalms. This psalm
picks up where the last psalm left off.
The goal of Psalm 90 is to remind us to see the glory and splendor of
God. After all, He is our true dwelling
place. It is in Him that we find our
home.
We are
reminded to number our days, because this will give us wisdom in
perspective. We are reminded to be satisfied
with Him in the morning, as that will set the tone for the day. We are reminded to look for His work so that
we can truly be His servants.
Relationship
with God is a two-way street. We’ve already
spoken about How God comes to us and doesn’t leave our side even when we
rebel. God’s position towards us in not
the problematic one, though! We must
remember to turn to Him. We must look in
His direction. We have to do our part;
God is always doing His.
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